# Kevin McBride

Kevin Martin McBride (born 10 May 1973) is an Irish former professional boxer who is best known for defeating Mike Tyson. As an amateur, McBride competed for Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

## Professional career

McBride debuted in December 1992, with a draw against Gary Charlton. In 1997, he defeated Paul Douglas to win the All-Ireland Heavyweight Title, and in 2002 he defeated Craig Tomlinson to add the IBC Americas Heavyweight Title. McBride currently resides in the heavily Irish neighbourhood of Dorchester in Boston and trains in nearby Brockton, Massachusetts.
McBride's career-defining performance was a victory over Mike Tyson, former undisputed world heavyweight champion. Tyson quit the fight at the end of Round 6 by informing the referee that he would not be able to continue to round seven in the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. The aged Tyson explained in a post fight interview that his heart wasn't into the sport anymore. Tyson announced his retirement after the bout, saying "I'm not going to disrespect the sport anymore by losing to this caliber of fighter".
McBride has suffered seven losses by knockout—including twice against fighters with losing records. Since his fight with Mike Tyson, McBride beat Byron Polley, then suffered three upset losses. The first loss was against Mike Mollo, a second-round knockout loss. The second loss was against Andrew Golota, a sixth-round technical knockout loss after Golota skilfully worked a cut he had opened up over McBride's eye. After three years inactivity, McBride, the 'Clones Colossus', attempted a comeback in an eight rounder on 10 July 2010 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, but lost every round—and the bout—in an upset to cruiserweight veteran Zack Page, a journeyman with a losing record as a professional. Despite standing 6 ft 6 in and weighing 282 pounds to Page's 6 ft 0 in and 205 pounds, McBride was outworked and out punched by his smaller, faster, more aggressive opponent.
On 9 April 2011 McBride fought former cruiserweight and light heavyweight world champion Tomasz Adamek for the IBF International Heavyweight and NABO Heavyweight Championship belts at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Adamek won a 12-round unanimous decision.
McBride ended his career after losing to Mariusz Wach on 29 July 2011 during a boxing gala held at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut.
McBride's nickname, "The Clones Colossus", recalls Barry McGuigan's sobriquet "The Clones Cyclone".

## Personal life

He is married to Danielle Curran. The couple share two children, a daughter and son.

## Professional boxing record

| 46 fights | 35 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 29 | 7 |
| By decision | 6 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 46 | Loss | 35–10–1 | Mariusz Wach | KO | 4 (12), 2:25 | 29 Jul 2011 | Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut, US | For vacant WBC International heavyweight title |
| 45 | Loss | 35–9–1 | Tomasz Adamek | UD | 12 | 9 Apr 2011 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, US | For IBF International and WBO-NABO heavyweight titles |
| 44 | Loss | 35–8–1 | Matt Skelton | UD | 3 | 9 Oct 2010 | York Hall, London, England | Prizefighter 14: heavyweight semi-final |
| 43 | Win | 35–7–1 | Franklin Egobi | SD | 3 | 9 Oct 2010 | York Hall, London, England | Prizefighter 14: heavyweight quarter-final |
| 42 | Loss | 34–7–1 | Zack Page | UD | 8 | 10 Jul 2010 | Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, US | |
| 41 | Loss | 34–6–1 | Andrew Golota | TKO | 6 (12), 2:42 | 6 Oct 2007 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | For vacant IBF North American heavyweight title |
| 40 | Loss | 34–5–1 | Mike Mollo | TKO | 2 (12), 0:44 | 7 Oct 2006 | Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, US | For vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title |
| 39 | Win | 34–4–1 | Byron Polley | TKO | 4 (10), 2:28 | 1 Apr 2006 | Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
| 38 | Win | 33–4–1 | Mike Tyson | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 11 Jun 2005 | MCI Center, Washington, D.C., US | |
| 37 | Win | 32–4–1 | Kevin Montiy | TKO | 5 (10), 2:28 | 18 Mar 2005 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, US | |
| 36 | Win | 31–4–1 | Marcus Rhode | KO | 3 (10) | 4 Dec 2003 | The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| 35 | Win | 30–4–1 | Lenzie Morgan | KO | 1 (10) | 9 Aug 2003 | The Fairgrounds, Brockton, Massachusetts, US | |
| 34 | Win | 29–4–1 | Najee Shaheed | TKO | 9 (12) | 17 Mar 2003 | The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained IBC Americas heavyweight title |
| 33 | Win | 28–4–1 | Craig Tomlinson | KO | 3 (12), 2:31 | 25 Oct 2002 | Wonderland Ballroom, Revere, Massachusetts, US | Won vacant IBC Americas heavyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 27–4–1 | Reynaldo Minus | KO | 3 (10) | 26 Jul 2002 | The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 31 | Win | 26–4–1 | Gary Winmon | TKO | 2 (10), 2:42 | 24 May 2002 | Wonderland Ballroom, Revere, Massachusetts, US | |
| 30 | Loss | 25–4–1 | DaVarryl Williamson | TKO | 5 (8), 2:48 | 18 Jan 2002 | Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| 29 | Win | 25–3–1 | Rodney McSwain | PTS | 10 | 3 Nov 2001 | Little Rock, Arkansas, US | |
| 28 | Win | 24–3–1 | Willie Phillips | PTS | 10 | 11 Aug 2001 | Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, US | |
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Domingo Monroe | KO | 1 (?) | 26 Jun 1999 | Quincy Armory, Quincy, Massachusetts, US | |
| 26 | Loss | 22–3–1 | Michael Murray | TKO | 3 (8), 1:20 | 11 Apr 1998 | Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England | |
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Yuriy Yelistratov | TKO | 1 (8), 2:32 | 22 Nov 1997 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 24 | Loss | 21–2–1 | Axel Schulz | TKO | 9 (10) | 30 Aug 1997 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany | |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Paul Douglas | TKO | 5 (10), 2:58 | 2 Jun 1997 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Won vacant Irish and Northern Ireland Area heavyweight titles |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Stoyan Stoyanov | KO | 1 (6) | 28 Apr 1997 | Hull Arena, Hull, England | |
| 21 | Loss | 19–1–1 | Louis Monaco | TKO | 5 (6) | 7 Feb 1997 | Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, US | |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Tui Toia | TKO | 2 (8) | 14 Jan 1997 | Hale Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, US | |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Roger McKenzie | TKO | 6 (6) | 3 Dec 1996 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England | |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Shane Woollas | KO | 2 (8) | 6 Nov 1996 | Hull Arena, Hull, England | |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Steve Garber | TKO | 7 (8), 2:17 | 2 Jul 1995 | Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Atelea Kalhea | KO | 1 (6), 0:32 | 13 May 1995 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, US | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Jimmy Harrison | TKO | 1 (?) | 22 Apr 1995 | The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Carl McGrew | TKO | 5 (6), 1:02 | 4 Mar 1995 | The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Carl Gaffney | TKO | 1 (6), 1:50 | 7 Feb 1995 | Corn Exchange, Suffolk, England | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | John Lampre | TKO | 1 (6) | 10 Dec 1994 | Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine, US | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Dean Storey | TKO | 3 (6) | 12 Nov 1994 | Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Graham Arnold | TKO | 2 (6) | 24 Sep 1994 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | James Truesdale | TKO | 3 (?) | 26 Aug 1994 | The Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, US | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Stanley Wright | UD | 6 | 17 Jun 1994 | Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Roger Bryant | TKO | 1 (4), 1:12 | 4 Jun 1994 | Reno Hilton, Reno, Nevada, US | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Edgar Turpin | TKO | 1 (4), 2:02 | 6 May 1994 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | John Harewood | TKO | 3 (4) | 1 Dec 1993 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Chris Coughlan | PTS | 4 | 13 Oct 1993 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Joey Paladino | KO | 2 (4), 2:32 | 15 Sep 1993 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 1–0–1 | Gary Williams | PTS | 4 | 13 Feb 1993 | Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England | |
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Gary Charlton | PTS | 6 | 17 Dec 1992 | Broadway Theatre, London, England | |